2018 Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Show

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Vincent van Gogh is one of the world’s most beloved artists. The participants in this challenge were inspired by his work and life to create their own small masterpieces. The quilts are made entirely from hand dyed suede-look cotton from Cherrywood Fabrics.
The strong visual impact of this exhibit is due to the cohesive color, size and fabric. The second of two traveling exhibits, "The Dutch Gallery" represents a wide range of subject matter and beautiful quilting techniques in 80 quilts.

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Lori learned to sew and crochet at a young age, taught by her mother and grandmother. She made her first quilt when she was nine. She enjoys exploring all types of quilt making, from traditional to art quilts. She finds great joy in using old castoff pieces of quilt tops, quilt blocks, or vintage fabrics to create her one-of-a-kind quilts. She loves "all things handmade, homemade and things with a story." Lori describes herself as serious about quilt history, but she allows no "Quilt Police" in her studio.

Lori appraises old and new quilts, and she will even appraise quilts that are entered and hanging in the show.

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Shelly Burge of Lincoln, Nebraska, will again be the judge for the 2018 show, Celebrate Quilting! She is a National Quilting Association Certified Judge, award-winning quilt maker, teacher, and author.

When Shelly was four she learned to sew on a toy sewing machine. In 1973 she made her first quilts “just to use up scraps from sewing clothing.” Since then her work has won awards in national shows such as the NQA, IQA, and AQS, plus they have been exhibited in Europe, Russia and Japan.

Teaching since 1983, her resume includes classes at numerous Houston Quilt Festivals, NQA, and AQS shows along with traveling to guilds all across the country. In 2000 she served on the teaching staff of Quilt Expo in France. She was awarded the first Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship sponsored by Quilts, Inc. in 1992. Shelly was a nominee for the 2004 Quilting Teacher of the Year Award. She is the author of two quilting books, and a line of patterns.

Locally Shelly was named the 1994 Woman Artist of the Year by the Commission on the Status of Women. In 1985 she was one of the founders of the Nebraska State Quilt Guild and has served as their president. She was named to the Nebraska Quilters Hall of Fame in 2009.

Her quilts are in public and private collections including the International Quilt Study Center. Her quilt, Crane River Morning is on display at the University of Nebraska. She designed and organized the completion of a large wall quilt for permanent display at the Nebraska governor’s mansion.

She and her husband have two grown children and three grandchildren. They live in the home they built themselves on the Burge family farm.

In addition to judging, Shelly will also give two lectures during the show, "Follow the Patchwork Road" and "Small Quilts, Miniature Heirlooms."

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“Patches of Blue” is the 2018 Opportunity Quilt. The blue toile fabric in the setting triangles served as the basis for the quilt’s blue accents used throughout the quilt. At the same time, the white neutral background provides significant amounts of negative space to showcase the dramatic feather motifs in the beautiful longarm quilting used on this quilt.

By selecting this sampler quilt pattern contained in Karen Montgomery’s Select Six pattern book, the quilt committee was able to involve many guild members in construction of the quilt. Not only did different members complete the 12 focus blocks in the main quilt body, but other members helped complete the 192 nine-patch blocks contained in this quilt. We are grateful to all guild members who helped with a portion of the quilt. We also want to especially thank Karen Montgomery for granting permission to use her pattern as the basis for our 2018 show quilt.

The quilt will be out and about through the year at area events.

The winning ticket will be drawn at our quilt show on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at 3:30 PM.

To purchase tickets you may contact any guild member, attend a meeting, purchase by mail, contact our ticket chairman, Diane Williams, or attend our quilt show September 27-29, 2018.

To purchase tickets by mail please send your name, complete address, phone number and a check for the number of tickets you wish to purchase. Include the appropriate number of address labels to place on the tickets and a self-addressed stamped envelope so we can confirm your purchase and send the ticket stubs to you. Mail these to:

Diane Williams - Opportunity Ticket Chairman

2738 S. Campbell

Springfield, MO 65807

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Guild members also participate in various groups that provide quilts and more for special needs in our community and surrounding areas. See displays by Community Quilts, Baby Quilts, Quilts of Valor and Cancer Hats.